My name is Donya-Shae but everyone calls me Shae, my pronouns are she/her/hers. My name Donya is of Arabic and Persian origin in Arabic it means the world and in Spanish and Italian it means lady. The Shae part of my name is of Irish origin and it means full of majesty. When picking my name my older sister knew the meaning of the two names and told my parents, my dad’s name is David so he loved the fact I will have a D in my name as well.  My Major is Communication Studies. After this semester I just need one science class to graduate and I plan on getting my bachelor’s in Public relations and minor in Human Resources. I grew up on the Eastside of Harlem but I now live in queens I got my own apartment about 4 years ago now. The part of queens I live in is called Jamaica I’m about 30 minutes from 34th street. My family is big I have 4 siblings from my mom and 3 siblings from my dad. In total, I have 5 sisters and 2 brothers I’m the middle child on both sides. My nationality is Dominican and Jamaican, I have been to both islands they are beautiful. I live with my partner in queens we have been together for 5 years we have a fur baby together which is a toy-size Yorkie poo who is 3 years old his name is Bando. My birthday is February 23 I will be turning 28 years old, I am a Pisces which is a water sign. I’m taking this class because I have always gone through situations where I was discriminated against for being a woman. When looking up this class it seem very interesting to me and made me feel like I would view things through a bigger lens after. My favorite food will have to be pizza for something quick while outside but I do enjoy cooking nothing will ever beat a home-cooked meal! My favorite meal to make is stuffed salmon and mashed potatoes. The most unusual food I’ve eaten is Duck from a Thai restaurant, surprisingly it was so good. My favorite restaurant in NY is Brooklyn Chop House located in lower Manhattan. I advise everyone to go there at least once it is an Asian fusion steakhouse. My top three go-to when going there is the lobster fried rice, the chicken satay, and the lamb chops my favorite drink is their frozen lychee and my non-alcoholic drink will be their Shirley Temple ( sprite and cherry grenadine). My favorite color is green all hues of green not just a specific one. When it comes to my favorite place to visit it will have to be anywhere that has a beautiful beach, the water and waves are very calming to me and brings a type of peace to me that’s hard to find at times. A podcast I’ve listened to that is tied to race will be Code Switch. Code Switch speaks about race around the world by showing empathy with humor they make it relatable.